Step 16: Painting

Step 17: Test her out

Took her to the quarry this morning and she works like a dream. No leaking at all. I do have to repaint the bottom because i didn't prep the previous ...

Warning: Woodworking is inherently dangerous. You are using sharp tools some of them spinning at large RPM's. You need to be wearing eye protection at all times, hearing protection as needed and because you are going to be working on some very small pieces you must use a push stick. Niether I or Instructables bear any responsibility if you do something stupid, lose focus, act carelessly, or recklessly.
The same can be said about boating, you should be wearing a life vest anytime you are in a boat and always acting in a safe manner.
The town I live in has a boat building/ racing contest every year. The challenge to this contest is the materials you are allowed to use as well as the ones you are not.

You are not allowed to use Glue, Epoxy, Chaulk, Silicone... In short NO adhesives at all.
The boats may be decorated with paint and will also be judged on theme and appearance.

I had paint laying around so my total cash outlay was less then $50
Here is a link tot he Yahoo groups that I got the plan / desgn from along with some great advice. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onesheetwonders/

me and a couple of friends built this boat from your instructable, we found them to be a little too rocky so we have bolted two together to make a small catamaran and they are brill, i use a small 3.5hp out board on mine, you can stand up in them now, only one draw back is that you can not paddle them on your own. i will try and get a pic for you to see, we also use them on a small tidal river and use a plank to make a seat to sit higher above the water line.

I would love to see a picture of it. Did yiou see the other one I designed? It has a square bow and transom. This gives you more stability as the boat is wider at the ends. Good luck with yours and stay safe.

me and a couple of friends built this boat from your instructable, we found them to be a little too rocky so we have bolted two together to make a small catamaran and they are brill, i use a small 3.5hp out board on mine, you can stand up in them now, only one draw back is that you can not paddle them on your own. i will try and get a pic for you to see, we also use them on a small tidal river and use a plank to make a seat to sit higher above the water line.

It is pretty stable, You are seated on the bottom and I have swamped it but I had to lean a lot to do it. I weigh about 200 lbs and had about 5-6 inches of freeboard. Good luck and psot a picture when you are done please.

It is strictly a one person boat. I weigh about 200 lbs and it has about 6inches of freeboard (you can see that in the pictures where I test it out at the quarry). I suppose you caould put two small children in, But I don't reccomend that. I also strongly suggest wearing a life preserver/ jacket of some type.

Couple of things, you are sitting on the bottom but it is a very narrow bottom. It does tip but you need to make a conscience effort to do it. I pulled the paddle very hard and it didn't tip in eiother the quarry or the pool.

Cost is based on the quality of the matierials you buy and how many mistakes you have. It also depends on what you have laying around the house. Also the rules for the competition I was in did not allow me to use any glue for this. Some glues are quite expensive, or if you coat it with an epoxy or Polyester resin that will add to the cost. That being said The 1/ 4 inch B/ C plywood I used was about $20-$23 The 2 x 4's cost about $5 each(I bought Premium grade to reduce the knots and I spent about 40 minutes going through the pile. I used coarse thread drywall screws these were about $5. I had to use 1" but 3'/4 would have been preferred. Primer is about $8- $10 and Paint is $10- $15. All told about $50. As far as weight I weigh about 200 lbs witht he paddle life vest about 210 lbs and I had about 4-5" of freeboard.

Very nice job Verga! I have a question I hope you can answer and forgive me if the terminology is not correct. Could I square off the back of the boat - make about a one foot wide transom and use an electric motor with this design? I'm sorry if this has been asked already, but I couldn't find it... thank you!!!

You might be able to, if you go tot he "One sheet wonders" yahoo forum they have several designs with a squared back. This boat is very tippy and with me in it. there is only about 6" of freeboard on the side. I weigh about 200lbs

Hi, I did exactly that with this design with the thought of adding a small electric outboard on the back. I already had it from on old canoe..

I also squared and changed the angle on the bow, put a keel strip, made it a bit wider and lowered the thwarts so my kids could sit on them ..

Sadly It was dangerously "tippy" and we didnt even try the outboard. In the end we just added some rollocks and have been happily and safely rowing on our local river ever since. Here's a pic of my son....Cheers

This is the standard American grading system for "select" softwood lumber (US Dept of Commerce ratings / standards). B/C is lumber that falls into one or the other of these two definitions (same system is used in Canada as a lot of softwood is exported to the US) B: "A few, small defects but nearly perfect. Used for fine furniture, exposed cabinetry, trim, flooring." C: "Small tight knots. May be nearly perfect on one side. Used for most furniture, shelving, some trim and flooring."

I live in Penticton BC Canada and we had races every year the rules were the boat had to be made out of cardboard only and duck tape only and paint the boats were very creative and lasted for as long as two hours